The patient is not real, but her cancer is. Rita is 75 years old. She felt a small, hard lump in her left breast one month ago. Her most recent screening mammogram was done last February and was considered completely normal. There is no history of breast cancer in...

The following patient is not real but her cancer is. Rochelle couldn't have been healthier or more content. She'd graduated from the University of Virginia summa cum laude. Her major was International Relations. Her father worked for the CIA in Langley, Virginia,...

The patient described below is fictitious, but the cancer is real. Two months ago when it was as hot in Kansas as any place in India, a 39 year-old woman noticed that her left breast felt sore when she bent over her bathroom sink one morning to brush her...

For decades, one of the most severe treatments that breast cancer patients have had to undergo has been chemotherapy. It comes with many serious side effects including nausea and vomiting, hair loss, cognitive dysfunction, and even kidney or liver damage. However, a...

Dr. Vincent Tuohy from the Cleveland Clinic and his team have been working on advancing a breast cancer vaccine for patients since 2010 when they published a paper showing their vaccine is effective in preventing breast cancer in 100 percent of animal models. Last...

The holidays are right around the corner! Thanksgiving is less than one week away. We’re all excited to see our extended family in a short while, but we also know what this wonderful holiday brings with it. The main activity that brings all our family and friends...

New research shows that hormone therapy works better against aggressive breast cancer cells that express the protein estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), reports Medical Xpress. The new research paper was published in the latest issue of the Oncotarget journal. The...